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  1. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I'll probably use some 5" long bolts and weld the head on the gear. Gives me more surface area. Then use a piece of angle with two holes. Let the angle touch the front of the crank and tighten nuts on the bolts. Then apply some heat.
  2. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    The gear is hardened. I already tried to drill and tap.
  3. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    So, what are my chances I have bent valves? I drove this with the crank gear in this position or very close to it. This does explain why it was very sluggish, but I didn't get on it much being a fresh build. I would guess that the cam is about 25-30° retarded. I'll try some heat, then pull.
  4. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I can not get this gear off. I have about .045" behind the gear and the block. I made a puller, but not able to get this gear to budge. I'm either going to cut it off carefully or weld some bolts to the front of it and pull against those.
  5. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    The bad thing? I noticed this when I first did the repair. I thought it was supposed to be this way. The good news is that it hasn't moved anymore. I'm optimistic that I have no bent valves. Now to figure out how to get this gear off with a sheared pin in place🥴.
  6. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I am 100% certain of that. I had the oil/water pump drive gear off. I could see the pin sticking up in the slot on the crank timing gear..... But I just looked at photos and this looks suspect to me. I know I looked hard at this, but I did not pull the timing gears off. Looks like I need to...
  7. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I would agree that the intermittent is odd. I only first heard it on this last start up after having the DOC of the back of the engine. I'm also getting compression readings above the minimum required by GM. I did see lower fuel rail pressures when the idle was above 700 leading me to believe...
  8. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    Any way to verify this without removing the front cover?
  9. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    Unless for some reason the keyway sheared on the camshaft?
  10. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I removed the front plate on the engine.
  11. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I should also add that the popping just started for the first time today after I put the exhaust back on.
  12. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    It does not do it all the time. Just a little on warm up. Goes away within a minute.
  13. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I have two videos. One is recording a popping sound come through the I take. The other should show the mm3 rate. I am controlling the idle up and down. If I let off too fast, it will die. https://share.icloud.com/photos/077Yb0y-tT76bYdSDKAUphsHA...
  14. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I have removed the cover on the front of the engine to verify the cam timing and that the pin has not sheared off on the crank gear. All is in time there.
  15. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    So, do I need to be worried about the high fuel rail pressure or start really chasing down the P0016? I have not verified wiring between the cam and crank sensors. I have replaced both sensors. I can watch the counts on my scan tool and see that the ECM is seeing the sensors and they have the...
  16. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    Hey guys, sorry for the lack of response. I have been racing the last few days in the Ozarks. Had to bring my 1996 3/4 with 420,000 miles on it. I have to give up on this trip for the Duramax. I'll be checking more things out next week. Are you guys saying I shouldn't be worried about the...
  17. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I will get the exhaust system put back on it the morning. My scan tool will show 12 graphs on the same screen. What 12 are the most important?
  18. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I revived the engine. Thats all the RPM I could get
  19. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/057P6xsKiDAWVA73CQXT0zjLg
  20. Rdomeck

    L5P will barely start, then die Please Help

    I have a video, You do I post that in this forum?